Perfect Couple was my least favorite. I was surprised at how much I disliked Amber's performance.
(I'm putting that in spoiler font, just in case.)
Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Perfect Couple was my least favorite. I was surprised at how much I disliked Amber's performance.
(I'm putting that in spoiler font, just in case.)
Although the camp aspect gives Mommie Dearest a run for its money, so I suspect Strega is enjoying it on that level.
Which, by the way, we embraced when finishing it.
Huh. I'll have to watch it again now. Well, not now now, but soon. Maybe tomorrow night.
It may just be that I thought it was funny. I'm really easy that way. (Shuddup, I am so.) I liked that we were following the killers from the start, and saw their whole dynamic instead of hearing about it.
Now I can't remember. Mostly I remember giggling at various very wrong things. It was like 2 AM when I saw it, so that could have been a factor.
ETA: Ah, yes. If it wasn't supposed to be funny, that'd be a problem. But it came off as intentional!
It was intentional.
That part I liked too, Strega. It was interesting.
I think I missed the camp. It felt, to me, less campy and more...corpsey? Block of woody?
Then you're all crazy and it was good! Er, from what I remember. I reserve the right to decide I was hallucinating when I watch it again. Which I'd like to do now, but I should go to bed. Maybe it's me that is crazy, but that was the one I thought, "Hey, I could show this to my family and they'd like it... well, except for the rapeyness and shotgun blasts and on second thought, no, forget that idea."
Why do you think it didn't work? I'll catch up in the AM, because I'm really & truly going to bed. Really.
I think I'm too tired to remember anything beyond what I already said. Maybe tomorrow, after I've had some more sleep, I can make my brain work.
You don't have to kick yourself! I'd be glad to do it for you, for future reference.
Noted!
It seems our Mr. Minear has two things in the upcoming issue of Creative Screenwriting:
Breaking the Story: Showrunner Tim Minear on How to Create a TV Episode -- Tim Minear's story-breaking class at Screenwriting Expo 4 was so popular we asked him to put in print. Here he leads you through the process of creating a TV episode.
Metaphors and Murder: Tim Minear on Reinventing Angel and The Inside -- The showrunner talks about how finding the heart of the premise is the first step to building a better TV show.
I wish they'd just release the freakin' DVD, already. He was so cute!